nonchain

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ chain.

Adjective

nonchain (not comparable)

1. Not of or pertaining to a chain (in various senses).

   radical nonchain reaction sequences

Noun

nonchain (plural nonchains)

1. A retail outlet that is not a chain.
   • 2009 June 14, Bill Finley, “The Hamburger, Rarefied”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Several nonchain hamburger restaurants have also opened around the state in recent months, among them Boom, a Belmar restaurant that buys its meat from Pat La Frieda Wholesale Meat Purveyors in Manhattan and offers its signature Boom burger, about a half pound, for $9.50.